PUNE: Roger Federer was once such an inspiration all over the world that nobody ever sought after him to depart the sport and the ATP The Tour is not going to really feel the similar with out the enduring Swiss tennis participant, international quantity 17 Marin Cilic mentioned on Monday.
Federer bid a tearful adieu to the sport in September 2022, taking part in his remaining recreation right through the Laver Cup along his biggest on-court rival Rafael Nadal.
The season-opening tournaments have begun in Pune, Adelaide whilst the inaugural United Cup is being performed in Australia in 3 other towns.
Cilic, who clashed with Federer 11 instances in his profession and got here out triumphant best as soon as when he went directly to win the United States Open name in 2014, mentioned the ATP Tour will now really feel other.
“We all never wanted Roger to leave, you know, because he’s a great guy, obviously an incredible inspiration not only for us on the tour, but for many kids around the world,” Cilic mentioned at a media interplay.
“Also to many of these next-gen guys that are now at the top, he was, and probably still is an idol. So, so, definitely difficult to see him go and the tour is definitely going to be different,” the 34 -year-old mentioned.
Cilic, a winner of 20 titles at the ATP excursion together with the 2014 US Open, mentioned although the sport is poorer with out Federer, there are two gamers who’re protecting the target audience hooked to the game.
“But I would say that, you know, we are still lucky to have Rafa playing Novak (Djokovic) playing also and by playing they’re still keeping this enthusiasm of tennis up there. It’s not the same without Roger, but I think the guys know that the tour doesn’t feel okay.”
The 3 gamers percentage 63 grand slam titles between them and in keeping with Cilic, the luck of Big-3 lies of their killer intuition and that too from the first actual level of the sport.
He was once requested what separates a Grand Slam champion from different gamers.
“I think there is a slight difference in competing. There is mentally a difference to competing in Grand Slams, and competing in other tournaments because when you’re entering the best of five matches mentality needs to be there from the first point,” he mentioned.
“I think the guys that we’ve seen now Roger, Rafa, Novak and for many years those guys played with killer instincts and an unprecedented attitude. They require from you to be at the top of your game throughout the whole match you know, And so that’s I think that gives them the biggest edge,” he defined.
A brand new match has been added to the Tour, the United Cup — a blended crew tournament the place the round-robin structure is composed of 2 males’s and two girls’s singles suits, and one blended doubles tie.
Six international locations certified in response to the ATP rating in their primary ranked singles participant and 6 international locations certified in response to the WTA rating in their primary ranked singles participant.
The ultimate six international locations certified in response to the blended rating in their primary ranked ATP and WTA gamers.
Cilic is okay with the brand new addition however says preferably increasingly more gamers must get to play tournaments.
“In my own sense, I think there should be more opportunities for guys to play for the first week. We have a tournament here (Pune), a tournament in Adelaide, and the United Cup, but it doesn’t cover enough spots for the top 100 players to play.
“I’m undoubtedly completely high quality with the United Cup simply one thing a mixture of kind of like a match like Hopman Cup however there must be slightly bit extra alternatives for guys, for guys to play particularly within the first week of the yr, and making ready for Australia (Open),” he mentioned.
Federer bid a tearful adieu to the sport in September 2022, taking part in his remaining recreation right through the Laver Cup along his biggest on-court rival Rafael Nadal.
The season-opening tournaments have begun in Pune, Adelaide whilst the inaugural United Cup is being performed in Australia in 3 other towns.
Cilic, who clashed with Federer 11 instances in his profession and got here out triumphant best as soon as when he went directly to win the United States Open name in 2014, mentioned the ATP Tour will now really feel other.
“We all never wanted Roger to leave, you know, because he’s a great guy, obviously an incredible inspiration not only for us on the tour, but for many kids around the world,” Cilic mentioned at a media interplay.
“Also to many of these next-gen guys that are now at the top, he was, and probably still is an idol. So, so, definitely difficult to see him go and the tour is definitely going to be different,” the 34 -year-old mentioned.
Cilic, a winner of 20 titles at the ATP excursion together with the 2014 US Open, mentioned although the sport is poorer with out Federer, there are two gamers who’re protecting the target audience hooked to the game.
“But I would say that, you know, we are still lucky to have Rafa playing Novak (Djokovic) playing also and by playing they’re still keeping this enthusiasm of tennis up there. It’s not the same without Roger, but I think the guys know that the tour doesn’t feel okay.”
The 3 gamers percentage 63 grand slam titles between them and in keeping with Cilic, the luck of Big-3 lies of their killer intuition and that too from the first actual level of the sport.
He was once requested what separates a Grand Slam champion from different gamers.
“I think there is a slight difference in competing. There is mentally a difference to competing in Grand Slams, and competing in other tournaments because when you’re entering the best of five matches mentality needs to be there from the first point,” he mentioned.
“I think the guys that we’ve seen now Roger, Rafa, Novak and for many years those guys played with killer instincts and an unprecedented attitude. They require from you to be at the top of your game throughout the whole match you know, And so that’s I think that gives them the biggest edge,” he defined.
A brand new match has been added to the Tour, the United Cup — a blended crew tournament the place the round-robin structure is composed of 2 males’s and two girls’s singles suits, and one blended doubles tie.
Six international locations certified in response to the ATP rating in their primary ranked singles participant and 6 international locations certified in response to the WTA rating in their primary ranked singles participant.
The ultimate six international locations certified in response to the blended rating in their primary ranked ATP and WTA gamers.
Cilic is okay with the brand new addition however says preferably increasingly more gamers must get to play tournaments.
“In my own sense, I think there should be more opportunities for guys to play for the first week. We have a tournament here (Pune), a tournament in Adelaide, and the United Cup, but it doesn’t cover enough spots for the top 100 players to play.
“I’m undoubtedly completely high quality with the United Cup simply one thing a mixture of kind of like a match like Hopman Cup however there must be slightly bit extra alternatives for guys, for guys to play particularly within the first week of the yr, and making ready for Australia (Open),” he mentioned.